Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-09
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $4S6, ,5S6; customs S743.236

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s4s6, $50; customs, s743236.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Secretary Fairchild, Secretary Whitney, Postmas-
ter-General Villas Attorney General Garland, Com
missioner Bragg and Representative Hutton, Of
Missouri.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has returned from Lenox
and was at the Navy Department to-day.
THE PRESIDENT GONE YAcHTING.-The Presi-
dent Is the guest this afternoon Of Mr.. VIM. M.
Singerly, the proprietor of the Philadelphia
Record, on board his yacht, 'SThe Restless which
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mar, Secretary Whitney, COL Lamont, and MIR.
He, Henry B: F; mcfarland: The Restless left the
9th street wharf at 2 O'Clock. The party will re-
turn to the city this evening.
ARMY ORDERs.-Chief Signal orncer Greely has
been directed to proceed to Woods Holl and Block
Island to examine the working of the Nantucket
and Block Island Military Telegraph Cable. Thir-
ty-f1ve recruits have been ordered to the Depart
ment of the Columbia for assignment to the 4th
infantry, and thirty-fve to Fort Smelling, Mimi,
for assignment 10 the 18th infantry.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR was somewhat indis-
posed to-day and did not come to the War Depart
ment. but transacted such business as was neces-
Sary at his home.
WASTE PAPER BDs.-Under the Reimbursement
for bids for the purchase of the waste paper Of the
Interior Department the following have been re-
ceived the prices given being for each 100 pounds:
:: Benslnger 6219 cents, f. G. Wheeler $1.O1, OF
Washington l. Dreifuss, OF Alexandria, 66 cents;
A. g. Elliott & Co., of Philadelphia, rs cents.
THE DUTIES WILL Nor BE REMrTTED-The Treas
ury Department has received an application from
the American exhibition of foreign products arts,
ma fonfyYr for Of from IA
payment OF duties due the Government on certain
merchandise imported by exhibitors and entered
LOT warehouse, which merchandise not having
been withdrawn for consumption within the period
prescribed by the statute was sold at public sale
Tor sums insufficient to pay the duties and other
expenses. The application is based on the ground
that the goods were excessively overvalued by the
shippers, and because the exhibition has resulted
In large increase in the importation OF foreign
Government. Secretary Fairchild has informed
the applicants that the Department Is unable to
remit the duties legally due the Government, and
the application must therefore be rejected.
THE JAPANESE OFFICIALS visiting this city have
nearly finished their examination into the methods
OF accounts in the Treasury Department Deputy
First Auditor Baldwin is now occupied with the
work OF preparing thorough history Of the sys-
tenn through all It's stages, which Will be furnished
to them, with examples of forms, &C. This work
has never before been done and it Will require
fully month OF hard work to accomplish 1t.
Office Department in this city, and son OF the
late Chief Clerk MARI OF the First-Assstants Office,
has been appointed member of the permanent
local board OF examiners OF the Chicago tofce,
In place OF Gen. R. N. Pearson, who resigned to ac
cept Office under the city government. Mr.. Marr
is republican and he succeeds republican.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length of tme and the address changed as often
as desired The subscription must he invariably
paid in advance.
THE REQUESTS of the National Rifles and the Old
Guard OF the veteran Corps to be allowed to retain
their arms will not be decided until next week.
While there seems to be doubt that the requests
will be denied, it is understood that the Secretary
the President before reaching final decision.
A CIvIL-SERvICE EXAMINATION was going on at
the rooms Of the Commission to-day Of class Of
nineteen applicants for positions as bOOkkeepers;
OF three for appointment as special examiners OF
the Pension Bureau, OF one male applicant for q
clerical position, and OF one female clerk, who
wishes to be transferred from one department to
another. An examination will be held soon for
the selection OF an assistant chief of the myco-
logical section OF the botanical division OF the
Agricultural Department and OF botanical clerk.
AS the examination will be entirely technical the
commission must await, before ordering 1t, re-
cept OF the questions from the bureau. 1t will be
ordered as soon as the questions shall be sent in
Up to the present the applicants who are wtllilS
to undergo the ordeal OF this examination are vel
few.
PERsoNAL--United States Treasurer JAS w.
Hyatt and ex-Representatiye Shelley were regis
tered in New York last evening.-Chas. L. Parker
of Boston, l.. Sharp Of Selma, Cal, E. j. McKeever
of Brooklyn and simon Block OF cincinnati are at
W1llardS.-D. II. P1erSOn OF Cleveland, w. Nj.
Singerly OF Philadelphia and Geo. Ferris. 1r, OF
are nat at the ~ Bultt Of
Geo. Grant Francis OF London are at WOrmey's
R. j. Echeverrta, Maurice !. Power and Geo. G.
Bauer OF New York and Jas. L. Rankin of Kansas
VIM. Mackey, U.s.N., Major c. o. Rice or st. PAUL.
Minn. Hon. w. X. Bernard and family OF Kansas
City, Mo-, and Judge Geo. s. schuster OF New York
are at the Ebbitt.-Wm. Klever OF Ohio, Hugh
w. Shefey, +. 7; GLASGOW OF Virginia and A. l.
Galloway OF North Carolina are ut the Metropoli-
tan.-E. L. Lykes OF Mississippi and DR.. Geo.
Ross OF virginia are at the National.
Appointments by the President.
The President to-day appointed T. stephen Hun
ter to be collector OF customs for the Tappahan-
mock district, Virginia. and Leander NJ. Keene to
be captain in the Revenue Marine Service.
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He il for Cleveland Now.
Ex-RRPRESENTATIvE GIBSON ANNOUNCES HIS CON-
VERSION.
Ex-RepreSentative Gibson, OF West virginia
who has been one of the most outspoken demo-
cratic opponents OF the President, said to STAR
reporter to-day: 81 am for Mr.. Cleveland heart and
hand from this time out. The issue has been made
up by the men OF the G. A. T., who wanted to
belittle him. AS the case stands, the President
are unanimous in his support. lie Will be renomi-
mated by acclaEiaIiOn. There Will be but one voice
in the convention. les, and he Will be tri-
umphantIy reelected, :Oo."